4th Quarter - Report — SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (2008)

Firm

SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Client

SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$150,150

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO Development Agenda Antidumping Laws Korea and Malaysia Free Trade Agreements Radation Hardened Semiconductor Export Controls/Trade Implications

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARYL HATANO	Vice President of Public Policy
GEORGE SCALISE	President
IAN STEFF	Deputy Director, Government Affairs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Defense DEF

Barry Amendment/Buy America Act Resrictions on DOD Procurement National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009 Appropriations for the Department of Defense for 2009 Radaition Hardened MicroChips /Defense Research Programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARYL HATANO	Vice President of Public Policy
IAN STEFF	Deputy Director, Government Affairs
WILLIAM P WILSON	Director, Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Government/Industry Co-sponsorship of University Research (Focus Center Program) Federal Expenditures on Research and Development, Basic Research, and Education Science/State/Justice Commerce Appropriations for FY2009 Defense Department Appropriations for FY 2009

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARYL HATANO	Vice President Public Policy
GEORGE SCALISE	President
IAN STEFF	Deputy Dirctor, Government Affairs
WILLIAM P WILSON	Director of Government Affairs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation Visa Policy and Procedures, Adjustment of Status for US Based Workers Visa's for Highly Skilled Immigrants and Foreign Graduates of American Universities

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARYL HATANO	Vice President of Public Policy
GEORGE SCALISE	President
IAN STEFF	Deputy Director, Government Affairs
WILLIAM P WILSON	Director, Government Affairs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Education EDU

Math and Science Education Programs for K-12. Basic Research Development Programs; Early Career Research Support and Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Reauthorization of the Higher Ed Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARYL HATANO	Vice President of Public Policy
GEORGE SCALISE	President
IAN STEFF	Deputy Director, Government Affairs
WILLIAM P WILSON	Director, Government Affairs

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit - Renewal and Reauthorization Tax Reform - Corp Tax Rate Reduction International Tax Competition Misc Tarriff Bill with R&D Tax Credit Extension

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARYL HATANO	Vice President of Public Policy
GEORGE SCALISE	President
IAN STEFF	Deputy Director, Government Affairs
WILLIAM P WILSON	Director, Government Affairs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.